Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2019-6814

Schneider Electric net5501_firmware Improper Authentication

Published Jan 13, 2024 · corrected/updated Jan 13, 2024 · Schneider Electric net5501_firmware · evidence confidence very high

A CWE-287: Improper Authentication vulnerability exists in the NET55XX Encoder with firmware prior to version 2.1.9.7 which could cause impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability when a remote attacker crafts a malicious request to the encoder webUI.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2019-6814 is a unknown public vulnerability record for Schneider Electric net5501_firmware. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Schneider Electric net5501_firmware is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Schneider Electric net5501_firmware. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Jan 13, 2024. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 13, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    A CWE-287: Improper Authentication vulnerability exists in the NET55XX Encoder with firmware prior to version 2.1.9.7 which could cause impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability when a remote attacker crafts a malicious request to the encoder webUI.

  2. Jan 13, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

  • vendor Schneider Electric net5501_firmwareversion unspecified

Sources

  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-6814

    A CWE-287: Improper Authentication vulnerability exists in the NET55XX Encoder with firmware prior to version 2.1.9.7 which could cause impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability when a remote attacker crafts a malicious request to the encoder webUI.

    vulncheck.com

References